2011-2012 UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA WRESTLING WEEKLY REPORT #14: FEB. 8, 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS: 7-5 (5-1) Nov. 5 Loras Open 5 CHAMPS COMING UP Nov. 13 Harold Nichols Open 2 CHAMPS Nov. 19 Cobber Open 3 CHAMPS NATIONAL DUALS REGIONAL - Feb. 12 Nov. 26 Northeast Duals The University of Northern Iowa (7-5, 5-1 WWC) heads to 21 Central Michigan L, 31-6 Ames, Iowa, Sunday to compete at the NWCA/Cliff Keen 12 Maryland L, 37-6 National Duals Regional. Their first-round opponent is Bucknell W, 27-12 No. 23 Virginia Tech (7-4, 3-1 ACC). The Panthers will Dec. 3 UNI OPEN 2 CHAMPS wrestle the Hokies at 11 a.m. at Hilton Coliseum. Live Dec. 8 at 1 Iowa L, 38-4 results will be posted at www.trackwrestling.com. Dec. 17 Jim Fox Open 5 CHAMPS Dec. 29-30 Midlands Tournament 0 CHAMPS Jan. 6 NORTHERN COLORADO* W, 22-16 125: Ty Mitch RFR Aurora, Ill. 10-3 Jan. 8 AIR FORCE* W, 33-12 Erik Spjut SO Woodlands, Texas 25-9 133: 1 Devin Carter SO Christiansburg, Va. 27-1 Jan. 13 WISCONSIN W, 25-15 141: 20 Zach Neibert RSO Dayton, Ohio 16-7 Jan. 21 Flash Flanagan Open 5 CHAMPS 149: Nick Brascetta FR St. Paris, Ohio 4-2 Jan. 27 at Utah Valley* W, 24-18 157: Cameron Hurd JR Chesapeake, Va. 11-10 Jan. 28 Grand View Open 0 CHAMPS Matt Stephens FR Piqua, Ohio 4-7 Jan. 29 at 12 Wyoming* L, 27-12 165: 7 Pete Yates JR Conyers, Ga. 18-4 Feb. 3 IOWA ST. L, 19-17 174: Chris Moon SO Fauquier, Va. 15-11 Feb. 4 Duhawk Open 0 CHAMPS 184: John Dickson JR Virginia Beach, Va. 14-15 Feb. 5 NORTH DAKOTA ST. W, 22-18 197: Nick Vetterlein RSO Allendale, N.J. 22-8 Angelo Malvestuto RFR Niagara Falls, N.Y. 19-9 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. W, 25-12 285: Chris Penny JR Virginia Beach, Va. 11-5 Feb. 12 NWCA National Duals 24 Virginia Tech 11:00 AM TBA 1:00 PM 125: Cruse Aarhus SR Cedar Rapids, Iowa 18-13 TBA 3:00 PM 133: 11 Joe Colon RSO Clear Lake, Iowa 20-2 Feb. 19 at 8 Nebraska TBA 141: Levi Wolfensperger RFR Denver, Iowa 8-5 Mar. 4 NCAA WEST REGIONAL All Day 149: Seth Noble RFR Mount Union, Iowa 15-9 Mar. 14-17 NCAA Championships All Day Clay Welter RFR Gilbertville, Iowa 14-15 157: David Bonin JR Broussard, La. 25-6 HOME COMPETITIONS IN CAPS 165: Riley Banach SO Ames, Iowa 19-14 *Western Wrestling Conference Opponent 174: Onni Prestidge SO Deer River, Minn. 4-20 184: 6 Ryan Loder SO Granite Bay, Calif. 27-2 197: Taylor Kettman RFR Waterloo, Iowa 16-11 UNI QUICK FACTS 285: Blayne Beale JR Davenport, Iowa 23-9 Location Cedar Falls, Iowa Founded 1876 Enrollment 13,168 #5 Northern Iowa THE BRACKET Colors Purple and Old Gold Nickname Panthers MATCH 1, 11 AM National Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Western Wrestling #4 Virginia Tech MATCH 3, 1 PM Conference (WWC) Home Facility West Gym #1 Iowa President Benjamin Allen Athletic Director Troy Dannen MATCH 5, 3 PM Athletics Website UNIPanthers.com #2 Oregon State #3 Iowa State ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS MATCH 4, 1 PM Athletic Comm. Dir. Colin McDonough MATCH 2, 11 AM 319-273-5456 [email protected] #6 Wisconsin LOSER MATCH 1 Wrestling Contact Tim Getting [email protected] MATCH 6, 3 PM Mailing Address UNI-Dome NW Upper Cedar Falls, IA 50614 LOSER MATCH 2 1 THE OPPONENT CURRENT RANKINGS VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES InterMatWrestle.com WrestlingReport.com 11. Colon - 133 (Last: 11) 9. Colon - 133 (Last: 9) RECORD: 7-4 (3-1 ACC) RANK: 23 6. Loder - 184 (Last: 6) 21. Bonin - 157 (Last: 24) HIGHLIGHTS: Tied for first place in the Team - 32nd (Last: 32) 6. Loder - 184 (Last: 6) 28. Beale - 285 (Last: 28) Atlantic Coast Conferernce ... most-recent NCAA Coaches’ Rankings win was over No. 25 Old Dominion (22-12) ... W.I.N. Power Index also defeated No. 22 Virginia (18-13) ear- 11. Colon - 133 lier this season ... most-recent loss came 26. Bonin - 157 12. Colon - 133 (Last: 13) to No. 10 Oklahoma (19-12) ... boast three 6. Loder - 184 18. Bonin - 157 (Last: 20) ranked wrestlers, including a No. 1 (133: 32. Beale - 285 6. Loder - 184 (Last: 6) Team - 31st (Last: 33) Devin Carter) ... placed five wrestlers at Amateur Wrestling News Midlands Championships ... two returning 8. Colon - 133 (Last: 8) NWMA DI Mid Major Poll NCAA qualifiers (Carter - 133, Yates - 165). 6. Loder - 184 (Last: 6) Team - 16th (Last: 16) TOP COMPETITOR: No. 1 Devin Carter (133) has been atop of his weight class NEWS since Jan. 10. He has not lost a match since Nov. 20. In that time, he picked up a Midlands title and 18-straight NATIONAL DUALS BRACKETS ANNOUNCED wins. The sophomore qualified for the UNI is competing in the Iowa State Regional Bracket of the NCAA Championships as a freshman last NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. The winner of this six-team season and was also named the ACC Co- regional will qualify for the “Mat Mayhem Finals” with the Freshman of the Year. champions of the other three regionals. The University of Iowa earned the No. 1 seed for the Iowa State Regional. PANTHER POINTS Other schools to receive No. 1 seeds for their respective regionals incldue Cornell, Minnesota and Oklahoma State. All regionals will take place Sunday, Feb. 12. IOWA COACHING CONNECTIONS The top half of the National Duals Re- BONIN SHARES WWC WRESTLER OF THE WEEK HONOR gional bracket is filled with coaching David Bonin and Air Force’s Clayton Gable were named Co- connections. For two seasons (2005-06), Western Wrestling Conference Wrestlers of the Week Feb. 7. Iowa Head Coach Tom Brands and UNI Head Coach Doug Schwab coached together at Bonin went 3-0 the weekend of Feb. 3-5 as UNI took on Iowa Virginia Tech. Brands was the head coach, State, North Dakota State and South Dakota State. His big- while Schwab was an assistant. Schwab and gest victory, a 3-2 decision, came against No. 11 Steven Brands, who both competed at the Uni- Monk of NDSU. The match proved to be an important step in versity of Iowa, then returned to their UNI’s 22-18 dual win over the Bison. alma mater where they assumed the same Bonin also defeated Iowa State’s Michael Moreno with a 2-0 coaching roles for the Hawkeyes. Virginia decision in their Friday night bout with the Cyclones. He Tech’s current head coach, Kevin Dresser, then capped off his weekend with a 4-1 decision over SDSU’s also competed at the U of I and is a na- Nick Flynn. Bonin ended WWC dual competition with a perfect tive of Humboldt, Iowa. 6-0 record against conference opponents and is riding an eight-match win streak. The conference award was Bonin’s first of the season and second of his career. WEST GYM TO UNDERGO MAJOR RENOVATIONS CONFERENCE STANDINGS Before a sold out crowd at UNI’s Feb. 3 dual with Iowa TEAM WWC ALL State, the Panther wrestling team, Athletic Director Troy Dannen, and University President Ben Allen joined benefac- 10 Wyoming 3-0 6-2 tor Sandy Stevens in announcing phase one of the West Gym Northern Iowa 5-1 7-5 renovation project. Stevens announced that the “Bill Koll North Dakota St. 2-1 5-7 Wrestling Room” will replace the current wrestling room as Air Force 2-3 7-5 part of the project’s first phase. Koll was a three-time national champion at UNI. Northern Colorado 0-1 3-5 Utah Valley 0-3 5-7 After the new wrestling room is built, a new locker room and team lounge will be constructed to complete phase one South Dakota St. 0-3 4-6 for the four-phase project. 2 PANTHER POINTS ARCHIVES PANTHER/HOKIE HISTORY PANTHERS SWEEP TWO CONFERENCE OPPONENTS UNI and Virginia Tech have met just two UNI topped North Dakota State and South Dakota State in a times and both have been within the past double dual Feb. 5. The Panthers handed NDSU their first ten seasons. The Panthers hold a 2-0 se- conference loss of the season with a 22-18 victory then im- ries lead with their most-recent victory mediately turned around and defeated SDSU 25-12. coming in 2006 when UNI stomped the Hok- Top performers included Ryan Loder, who landed consecutive ies 37-7. technical falls and David Bonin, who upset No. 11 Steven Monk of NDSU with a 3-2 decision. PAST NATIONAL DUALS PERFORMANCES Levi Wolfensperger (141) provided fans with the most ex- In the past ten seasons, UNI has compiled citing match of the afternoon as he wrestled NDSU’s Tyler a record of 6-20 at the National Duals. Diamond. Down 3-1 and facing an additional riding time Last season, the Panthers were 1-2 with point against him, Wolfensperger forced the match into sud- losses to Missouri and Oklahoma State and den victory, as he completed two take downs in the third a win over Ohio State. period’s final 10 seconds. After a scramble in the sudden victory period, Wolfensperger ended up on top with a take- SOLD OUT CROWD down and a 7-5 decision. A sold-out crowd of 2,200 witnessed the Feb. 3 dual between UNI and Iowa State Seniors Cruse Aarhus, Joe Johnson and Onni Prestidge were at the West Gym.